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What kind of imagery do these lines from Wordsworth’s "She Dwelt Among Untrodden Ways" evoke?

A violet by a mosy tone
Half hidden from the eye!
Fair as a star, when only one
Is shining in the sky.

A kinesthetic imagery
B gustatory imagery
C visual imagery
D tactile imagery

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Answer:

C. Visual imagery

Step-by-step explanation:

This piece is about a person Lucy (whom the speaker admires a whole lot). The speaker captured the rarity & beauty of Lucy's life which was unfortunately missed by people. The speaker would describe Lucy using imagery. He likened her to:

I. the flower Violet (which is not common) in the first line to project her beauty

II. a fair star to further describe her beauty & allure in the third line

In doing this, the speaker used imagery which the eyes can see e.g. flower (Violet), star, sky.

Kinesthetic imagery is used to describe moving objects, gustatory imagery describes what is tasted, tactile imagery describes what can be touched or felt; all these three are NOT the correct answer

Hence, the author used visual imagery. That means option C is the correct answer

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